American Express

American Express

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CEO pay in FY202595% of votes supported pay at the 2021 meeting

S.J. Squeri is the CEO of American Express and was paid $46.2M in FY2025 (Dec), up 24%. At the 2021 meeting, 95% of votes supported executive pay.

PayNo stock prices for these years
CEO pay is from each American Express proxy. The stock line is the value of $100 put in the stock at the start, from the price change of each fiscal year. Dividends are not in it.

Executives6

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  1. 1S.J. SqueriFY2025
  2. 2D.E. BuckminsterFY2025
  3. 3C.Y. Le CaillecFY2025
  4. 4H.M. GrosfieldFY2025
  5. 5R.D. JoabarFY2025
  6. 6Stephen J. SqueriNot disclosed

Named executives and their total pay, from the Summary Compensation Table of the latest proxy.

Pay

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American Express paid its 5 named executives $100.6M in total in FY2025 (Dec). CEO S.J. Squeri was paid $46.2M of that.

Name
S.J. SqueriChairman and CEO
D.E. BuckminsterVice Chairman
C.Y. Le CaillecChief Financial Officer
H.M. GrosfieldPresident, U.S. Consumer ServicesNot disclosedNot disclosed
R.D. JoabarGroup President, Global Commercial ServicesNot disclosedNot disclosed

of each named executive, from the Summary Compensation Table of each proxy.

Say on pay1

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95% of votes supported executive pay.

May 4, 202195.1%

From the 8-K the company files after each annual meeting. Support is votes for over votes cast.

Peers20

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The FY2024 (Dec) proxy of American Express names 20 peer companies for pay. Among American Express and these peers, CEO pay was the highest of 12 and total shareholder return was 3rd highest of 12.

1st highest of 12in American Express and its pay peers, FY2024 (Dec) by CEO pay:

$6.7M$37.2M

3rd highest of 12in American Express and its pay peers, FY2024 (Dec) by total shareholder return:

$79$289

The comes from the company's proxy. CEO pay and of each company come from its own Pay versus Performance table for the same fiscal year.

Insider trades9

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Insiders sold $26.4M of stock in the 12 months before the latest trade.

Aug 6, 2025Seeger LaureenChief Legal OfficerSold65.4%No
Aug 5, 2025Seeger LaureenChief Legal OfficerSold55.7%No
Aug 5, 2025Seeger LaureenChief Legal OfficerSold71.3%No
Feb 5, 2025Radhakrishnan RavikumarChief Information OfficerSold41.3%No
Feb 8, 2024Herena MoniqueChief Colleague Experience OffSold44.8%No
Apr 28, 2022Squeri Stephen JCEOSold60.6%Not stated
6 trades

Open-market buys and sales from Form 4. A plan trade is marked .

Board15

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  • John J. BrennanLead independent director · 8 yr on the boardIndependentAudit and Compliance (Chair), Compensation and Benefits—Paid as an executive
  • Daniel L. VasellaDirector · 15 yr on the boardIndependentNominating, Governance and Public Responsibility, Compensation and Benefits—Paid as an executive
  • Christopher D. YoungDirector · 7 yr on the boardIndependentNominating, Governance and Public Responsibility (Chair), Risk—Paid as an executive
  • Charles PhillipsDirector · 5 yr on the boardIndependentAudit and Compliance, Risk—Paid as an executive
  • Karen L. ParkhillDirector · 5 yr on the boardIndependentAudit and Compliance, Risk (Chair)—Paid as an executive
  • Deborah P. MajorasDirector · 3 yr on the boardIndependentNominating, Governance and Public Responsibility, Risk—Paid as an executive

The board of the latest proxy (FY2025).

Shared directors

Activity

  1. Pay
    American Express CEO pay rose 55% to $19.2M in FY2017 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  2. Pay
    American Express CEO pay fell 15% to $12.3M in FY2016 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  3. Pay
    American Express CEO pay rose 43% to $14.6M in FY2015 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  4. Pay
    American Express General counsel pay rose 13% to $8.4M in FY2016 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  5. Pay
    American Express CEO pay fell 21% to $17.5M in FY2016 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  6. Pay
    American Express Former CFO pay rose 12% to $9.6M in FY2017 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  7. Pay
    American Express Former CFO pay fell 13% to $8.6M in FY2016 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  8. Pay
    American Express Former CFO pay fell 25% to $9.8M in FY2015 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  9. Pay
    American Express Vice Chairman pay rose 77% to $9.4M in FY2017 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  10. Pay
    American Express Vice Chairman pay rose 19% to $5.3M in FY2016 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  11. Pay
    American Express Vice Chairman pay fell 44% to $4.5M in FY2015 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  12. Pay
    American Express CEO pay rose 24% to $46.2M in FY2025 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  13. Pay
    American Express CFO pay rose 36% to $13.1M in FY2025 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  14. Board
    Randal K. Quarles joined the board of American Express. Randal K. Quarles now sits on 4 public boards.
    3
  15. Board
    Noel Wallace joined the board of American Express. Noel Wallace now sits on 3 public boards.
    3
  16. Board
    Michael J. Angelakis joined the board of American Express. Michael J. Angelakis sits on no other public board.
    3
  17. Insider trade
    Seeger Laureen, the General counsel of American Express, sold $23.4M of stock on Aug 6, 2025. The sale was 90% of the shares held. It was not under a Rule 10b5-1 plan.
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  18. Pay
    American Express CFO pay rose 54% to $9.6M in FY2024 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  19. Board
    Christopher D. Young joined the board of American Express. Christopher D. Young sits on no other public board.
    3
  20. Insider trade
    Radhakrishnan Ravikumar, the CIO of American Express, sold $3.0M of stock on Feb 5, 2025. The sale was 41% of the shares held. It was not under a Rule 10b5-1 plan.
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Filings625

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Current report8-KMay 7, 2026—
Proxy statementDEF 14AMar 25, 2026FY2025
Annual report10-KFeb 6, 2026FY2025
Insider trade (Form 4)4Dec 16, 2025—
Insider trade (Form 4)4Dec 8, 2025—
Insider trade (Form 4)4Nov 4, 2025—
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